Tag Archives: training
The HERO challenge
The new sessions of The Acting Class began on Sunday morning, with the first of the six Archetypes we will be exploring – one per class. What is an Archetype? Well, first let me acknowledge that everyone who works with … Continue reading
Open Slather
I’ve just removed the password protection on the handouts, and video demos. Having thought about it long and hard while I was away, I have decided that I would much rather everyone had access to these, and that people actually … Continue reading
The fate of June Bloom
There are some pretty cool tools out there on the world wide web, including Wordle, which creates a ‘cloud’ from text you enter into it. Following the example of Canadian actor Kris Joseph http://www.krisjoseph.ca/, I extracted all of June’s lines … Continue reading
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“Deep Voice” is coming to The Acting Class
Just back from my trip to the States, I managed to sleep from 8 pm till 3.30 am, so here I am… And I am inspired! So much rich inspiration at the VASTA Conference in New York, catching up with … Continue reading
Voice is Physical
I’ve been having a lot of really challenging, and incredibly productive discussions lately with friends and colleagues, about what the voice is, how it is, why it is, and how I work with it, both as a teacher and as … Continue reading
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Preparing a Monologue
Now that you’ve chosen a monologue to work with, here are some thoughts and ideas about how to begin to approach the text. Start by thinking about, and acknowledging where you want to end up – sounding as if you … Continue reading
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Brooklyn Workshop : The Shakespeare Shake: 13 December 09
Playing with Shakespeare and allowing Shakespeare to play (with) you Taught by Master Teachers Flloyd Kennedy & Aole T. Miller Studio 5, Brooklyn, Saturday, December 13th 11am – 4pm $100 This workshop will incorporate Fitzmaurice Voicework, Aole’s Archetype Masks, and … Continue reading
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